Improvement in hoofing



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IMPROVEMBNT'IN ROOFING.

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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, GEORGE COOK, of' Paris, Edgar county, Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Roofing; and I herebydecl'arc the following to be a full, clear, andexact description thereof', referenct` being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification. i

Thisinvention relates more especially to a peculiarly-formed tilefor purposes of rooting lor weather-siding, and to the method of attaching the same. l

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a part of a roof embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is one of-my tiles detached. v

Figure 3 is the cap used for breaking the4 joints, and for c laspng the tiles together.

A A are horizontal ribs orjoists of a 'roof or wall. B B are tiles attachedtothe same by means of hasps C. The tile B (see iig. 2) has upturned edges D, and a raised part, E, the latter to allow of a groove, F, being formed beneath the tile to receive the upper end of the cap Gr, the said caps being used to break the joints .between the tilesi The under side-fof the tile is shouldered at I-I, Vand its lower surface so raised fromthe said shoulder to its lower edge as toadmit ofthe upper edge of the preceding course of tiles resting beneath it upon the rib A. The tiles' are secured to the ribs or joists by means of hasps C, the said hasps having a cross-head, c, the ends of which lie in the gains d in the upper sides of the upturned edges D of the tiles. The lower end c of the hasps C is furnished with a screw or nail-hole, c', by which it is attached through the medium of screw or lnail to the rib A. The upturned rib` D is formed of gradually-increasing width towards the lower end. The cap G has a groove; g, beneath, of such Iform and size as to clasp the contiguous edges D D of two tiles. The similarly-inclined form and size of the groove g, and the ridge formed by the two edges D D enable the tighten'ing of thejoint between the tiles by driving the cap downward in the direction of its length. At the peak or comb of the root` the tiles are somewhat modified in form, those on one side being finished at top into the formh of a half-round bead, I, and those ontlle other side having a groove, J, tting the bead I, and curving so far around as to render the joint weather-tight.

In making a roof, the tiles ofthe lower course are laid. on, and fastened in position one by one bythe hasps A C. The caps G are then put over the ridges D D, a little above the permanent-position-of the said caps, and where they can be put on with ease, and then driven down until sulliciently tight. In laying all subsequent courses the same method is followed, the shoulder H serving to hold the tile up in its proper place by resting upon the upper ends Aof the tiles of the course below, and by the upper end ofthe cap in the groove F. It will be readily seen that this roof and siding'has some great advantages over nearly all in common use, among which may be enumerated its easy application, extreme durability, and the protection afforded against fire, being in this latter respect superior to slate as a better non-conductor of heat, and not so liable to Hy or crack.

I claim herein as new. and'o` my invention-'- .1. tile, B, of earthenware, stoneware, or other suitable material, having the parts D E F G H, substantially as shown and described.

2. In combination with the tile B, I claim the cap G,rhaving a groove, y, as andfor the purpose set forth. y

3. In combination lwith the tile-B, claim the hasp C e c', as and for the purposestated. g 4. In combination with thei'elements D E F IPI, I claim the bead I, and grooved comb. J for the different -sides of the roolpeak, as and for the p'ui'pose set forth.

In testimony of which invention I hereunto set my hand.

GEORGE COOK.

Witnesses:

C. W. LIvINes, F. W. LrvINos. 

